FE ETHICS TEST PAPER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔revealing confidential information about a product without first obtaining permission
(engineer is responsible to publicize information about a product/process if it could
jeopardize the welfare of society) - ✔✔this is not always considered an ethics violation
✔✔proposal bond - ✔✔are insurance policies payable to the owner in the event the
contractor backs out after submitting a qualified bid
✔✔conceptual issue - ✔✔a difficulty in applying ethical codes due to different definitions
✔✔they are fully technically competent to carry out the services - ✔✔Registered
professional engineers should undertake services for clients only when:
✔✔state enforcement agencies - ✔✔Ethical behavior is officially regulated by
✔✔misuse of equipment - ✔✔not considered a basis for a liability suit
✔✔A product defect caused an injury - ✔✔In order to prove strict liability in tort, it must
be shown that...
✔✔The owner becomes insolvent (failur to make payments, causing delays, declaring
for bankruptcy, contractor abandoning the job, contractor getting substantially off
schedule) - ✔✔A material breach of contract occurs when...
✔✔The contractor will be able to share one time in the owner's expected cost savings -
✔✔If a contract has a value engineering clause and a contractor suggests to the owner
that a feature or method be used to reduce the annual maintenance cost of the finished
project, what will be the outcome?
✔✔Boilerplate clause - ✔✔A contract needs to include this clause to recover damges
due to a delay.
✔✔1. Mutual agreement of all parties must be evident
2. be established for a legal purpose
3. have consolidation (an exchange of something of value)
4. not obligate parties to perform illegal activity
5. not be between parties that are mentally incompetent, minors, or do not otherwise
have the power to enter into the contract - ✔✔For legality and enforceability of
contracts,
, ✔✔Contractual lines of privity between parties in a general construction contract -
✔✔The consulting engineer will have a contractual obligation to the owner, but will not
have a contractual obligation with the general contractor or the subcontractors
✔✔Per-diem fee - ✔✔A specific sum paid to the engineer for each day spent on the
project
✔✔Nominal - ✔✔Type of damages is paid when responsibility is proven but the injury is
slight or insignificant (awarded for inconsequential injuries)
✔✔-> Registrants shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either directly or indirectly, any
commission or gift, or other valuable consideration in order to secure work
-> Registrants may not perform work beyond their level of expertise.
-> Licensees may accept assignmentd for coordination of an entire project, provided
that each design segment is signed and sealed by the registrant responsible for
preparation of that design segment. - ✔✔National Council of Examiners for Engineering
and Surveying (NCEES) Model Rules states:
✔✔-> Engineers and their firms may refuse to bid competitively on engineering
services.
-> Federal laws governing procedures for procuring engineering services remain in full
force.
-> Engineers and their societies may actively lobby for legislation that would prohibit
competitive bidding for design services.
->Clients are NOT required to seek competitive bids. - ✔✔National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers states:
✔✔Return the tickets and accept the bid - ✔✔A city engineer is in charge of receiving
bids on behalf of the city council. A contractor's bid arrives with two tickets to a
professional football game. The bid is the lowest received. What should the engineer
do?
✔✔"touch upon" another discipline when the work is INSIGNIFICANT and/or
INCIDENTAL - ✔✔A professional engineer who took the licensing examination in one
particular engineering may...
✔✔The firm cannot reveal facts, data, or information relating to the project without the
consent of the client as authorized or required by law. - ✔✔An engineering firm is hired
by a developer to prepare plans for a shopping mall. Prior to the final bid date, several
contractors who have received bid documents and plans contact the engineering firm
with requests for information relating to the project. What can the engineer do?
✔✔State in which an engineer lives (State laws) - ✔✔Organization that provides the
authority for the private practice of engineering:
2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔revealing confidential information about a product without first obtaining permission
(engineer is responsible to publicize information about a product/process if it could
jeopardize the welfare of society) - ✔✔this is not always considered an ethics violation
✔✔proposal bond - ✔✔are insurance policies payable to the owner in the event the
contractor backs out after submitting a qualified bid
✔✔conceptual issue - ✔✔a difficulty in applying ethical codes due to different definitions
✔✔they are fully technically competent to carry out the services - ✔✔Registered
professional engineers should undertake services for clients only when:
✔✔state enforcement agencies - ✔✔Ethical behavior is officially regulated by
✔✔misuse of equipment - ✔✔not considered a basis for a liability suit
✔✔A product defect caused an injury - ✔✔In order to prove strict liability in tort, it must
be shown that...
✔✔The owner becomes insolvent (failur to make payments, causing delays, declaring
for bankruptcy, contractor abandoning the job, contractor getting substantially off
schedule) - ✔✔A material breach of contract occurs when...
✔✔The contractor will be able to share one time in the owner's expected cost savings -
✔✔If a contract has a value engineering clause and a contractor suggests to the owner
that a feature or method be used to reduce the annual maintenance cost of the finished
project, what will be the outcome?
✔✔Boilerplate clause - ✔✔A contract needs to include this clause to recover damges
due to a delay.
✔✔1. Mutual agreement of all parties must be evident
2. be established for a legal purpose
3. have consolidation (an exchange of something of value)
4. not obligate parties to perform illegal activity
5. not be between parties that are mentally incompetent, minors, or do not otherwise
have the power to enter into the contract - ✔✔For legality and enforceability of
contracts,
, ✔✔Contractual lines of privity between parties in a general construction contract -
✔✔The consulting engineer will have a contractual obligation to the owner, but will not
have a contractual obligation with the general contractor or the subcontractors
✔✔Per-diem fee - ✔✔A specific sum paid to the engineer for each day spent on the
project
✔✔Nominal - ✔✔Type of damages is paid when responsibility is proven but the injury is
slight or insignificant (awarded for inconsequential injuries)
✔✔-> Registrants shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either directly or indirectly, any
commission or gift, or other valuable consideration in order to secure work
-> Registrants may not perform work beyond their level of expertise.
-> Licensees may accept assignmentd for coordination of an entire project, provided
that each design segment is signed and sealed by the registrant responsible for
preparation of that design segment. - ✔✔National Council of Examiners for Engineering
and Surveying (NCEES) Model Rules states:
✔✔-> Engineers and their firms may refuse to bid competitively on engineering
services.
-> Federal laws governing procedures for procuring engineering services remain in full
force.
-> Engineers and their societies may actively lobby for legislation that would prohibit
competitive bidding for design services.
->Clients are NOT required to seek competitive bids. - ✔✔National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers states:
✔✔Return the tickets and accept the bid - ✔✔A city engineer is in charge of receiving
bids on behalf of the city council. A contractor's bid arrives with two tickets to a
professional football game. The bid is the lowest received. What should the engineer
do?
✔✔"touch upon" another discipline when the work is INSIGNIFICANT and/or
INCIDENTAL - ✔✔A professional engineer who took the licensing examination in one
particular engineering may...
✔✔The firm cannot reveal facts, data, or information relating to the project without the
consent of the client as authorized or required by law. - ✔✔An engineering firm is hired
by a developer to prepare plans for a shopping mall. Prior to the final bid date, several
contractors who have received bid documents and plans contact the engineering firm
with requests for information relating to the project. What can the engineer do?
✔✔State in which an engineer lives (State laws) - ✔✔Organization that provides the
authority for the private practice of engineering:
